diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go b/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
index 12cc1e6add..79d31f0fd9 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpc/server.go
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](
 	logger log.Logger,
 	interfaceRegistry server.InterfaceRegistry,
 	queryHandlers map[string]appmodulev2.Handler,
-	queryable interface {
-		Query(ctx context.Context, version uint64, msg transaction.Msg) (transaction.Msg, error)
-	},
+	queryable func(ctx context.Context, version uint64, msg transaction.Msg) (transaction.Msg, error),
 	cfg server.ConfigMap,
 	cfgOptions ...CfgOption,
 ) (*Server[T], error) {
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ func New[T transaction.Tx](
 	// Reflection allows external clients to see what services and methods the gRPC server exposes.
 	gogoreflection.Register(grpcSrv, slices.Collect(maps.Keys(queryHandlers)), logger.With("sub-module", "grpc-reflection"))
 
-	// Register V2
+	// Register V2 grpc handlers
 	RegisterServiceServer(grpcSrv, &v2Service{queryHandlers, queryable})
 
 	srv.grpcSrv = grpcSrv
@@ -99,9 +97,9 @@ func (s *Server[T]) StartCmdFlags() *pflag.FlagSet {
 	return flags
 }
 
-func makeUnknownServiceHandler(handlers map[string]appmodulev2.Handler, querier interface {
-	Query(ctx context.Context, version uint64, msg transaction.Msg) (transaction.Msg, error)
-},
+func makeUnknownServiceHandler(
+	handlers map[string]appmodulev2.Handler,
+	queryable func(ctx context.Context, version uint64, msg transaction.Msg) (transaction.Msg, error),
 ) grpc.StreamHandler {
 	getRegistry := sync.OnceValues(gogoproto.MergedRegistry)
 
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ func makeUnknownServiceHandler(handlers map[string]appmodulev2.Handler, querier
 			if err != nil {
 				return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid get height from context: %v", err)
 			}
-			resp, err := querier.Query(ctx, height, req)
+			resp, err := queryable(ctx, height, req)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpc/service.go b/server/v2/api/grpc/service.go
index e373fa9104..051e298a5c 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpc/service.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpc/service.go
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ import (
 // v2Service implements the gRPC service interface for handling queries and listing handlers.
 type v2Service struct {
 	queryHandlers map[string]appmodulev2.Handler
-	queryable     interface {
-		Query(ctx context.Context, version uint64, msg transaction.Msg) (transaction.Msg, error)
-	}
+	queryable     func(ctx context.Context, version uint64, msg transaction.Msg) (transaction.Msg, error)
 }
 
 // Query handles incoming query requests by unmarshaling the request, processing it,
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ func (s v2Service) Query(ctx context.Context, request *QueryRequest) (*QueryResp
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "failed to unmarshal request: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	queryResp, err := s.queryable.Query(ctx, 0, protoMsg)
+	queryResp, err := s.queryable(ctx, 0, protoMsg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "query failed: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/server/v2/api/grpc/service_test.go b/server/v2/api/grpc/service_test.go
index 5c416f60c1..aed0fd3faa 100644
--- a/server/v2/api/grpc/service_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/api/grpc/service_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	appmodulev2 "cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule/v2"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
-	serverv2 "cosmossdk.io/server/v2"
 )
 
 type MockRequestMessage struct {
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ func (m *MockResponseMessage) ValidateBasic() error {
 
 type mockApp[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 	mock.Mock
-
-	serverv2.AppI[T]
 }
 
 func (m *mockApp[T]) QueryHandlers() map[string]appmodulev2.Handler {
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ func TestQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				tt.setupMock(mockApp)
 			}
 
-			service := &v2Service{mockApp.QueryHandlers(), mockApp}
+			service := &v2Service{mockApp.QueryHandlers(), mockApp.Query}
 			resp, err := service.Query(context.Background(), tt.request)
 
 			if tt.expectError {
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@ func TestV2Service_ListQueryHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 				tt.setupMock(mockApp)
 			}
 
-			service := &v2Service{mockApp.QueryHandlers(), mockApp}
+			service := &v2Service{mockApp.QueryHandlers(), mockApp.Query}
 			resp, err := service.ListQueryHandlers(context.Background(), &ListQueryHandlersRequest{})
 
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/server/v2/go.mod b/server/v2/go.mod
index 528f1d26c8..23253ed93b 100644
--- a/server/v2/go.mod
+++ b/server/v2/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ require (
 	cosmossdk.io/core v1.0.0-alpha.5
 	cosmossdk.io/core/testing v0.0.0-20240923163230-04da382a9f29
 	cosmossdk.io/log v1.4.1
-	cosmossdk.io/schema v0.3.1-0.20241010135032-192601639cac
 	cosmossdk.io/server/v2/appmanager v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	cosmossdk.io/store/v2 v2.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/cosmos/cosmos-proto v1.0.0-beta.5
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	cosmossdk.io/errors/v2 v2.0.0-20240731132947-df72853b3ca5 // indirect
+	cosmossdk.io/schema v0.3.1-0.20241010135032-192601639cac // indirect
 	github.com/DataDog/datadog-go v4.8.3+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/DataDog/zstd v1.5.5 // indirect
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.1 // indirect
diff --git a/server/v2/server_test.go b/server/v2/server_test.go
index d71416dfb3..c673a4ead3 100644
--- a/server/v2/server_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/server_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	appmodulev2 "cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule/v2"
-	coreserver "cosmossdk.io/core/server"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
 	"cosmossdk.io/log"
 	serverv2 "cosmossdk.io/server/v2"
@@ -21,6 +20,14 @@ import (
 	storev2 "cosmossdk.io/store/v2"
 )
 
+type mockStore struct {
+	storev2.RootStore
+}
+
+func (*mockStore) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 type mockInterfaceRegistry struct{}
 
 func (*mockInterfaceRegistry) Resolve(typeUrl string) (gogoproto.Message, error) {
@@ -32,22 +39,6 @@ func (*mockInterfaceRegistry) ListImplementations(ifaceTypeURL string) []string
 }
 func (*mockInterfaceRegistry) ListAllInterfaces() []string { panic("not implemented") }
 
-type mockApp[T transaction.Tx] struct {
-	serverv2.AppI[T]
-}
-
-func (*mockApp[T]) QueryHandlers() map[string]appmodulev2.Handler {
-	return map[string]appmodulev2.Handler{}
-}
-
-func (*mockApp[T]) InterfaceRegistry() coreserver.InterfaceRegistry {
-	return &mockInterfaceRegistry{}
-}
-
-func (*mockApp[T]) Store() storev2.RootStore {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 	currentDir, err := os.Getwd()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -62,12 +53,11 @@ func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 	logger := log.NewLogger(os.Stdout)
 
 	ctx := serverv2.SetServerContext(context.Background(), v, logger)
-	app := &mockApp[transaction.Tx]{}
 
-	grpcServer, err := grpc.New[transaction.Tx](logger, app.InterfaceRegistry(), app.QueryHandlers(), app, cfg)
+	grpcServer, err := grpc.New[transaction.Tx](logger, &mockInterfaceRegistry{}, map[string]appmodulev2.Handler{}, nil, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	storeServer, err := store.New[transaction.Tx](app.Store(), cfg)
+	storeServer, err := store.New[transaction.Tx](&mockStore{}, cfg)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	mockServer := &mockServer{name: "mock-server-1", ch: make(chan string, 100)}
diff --git a/server/v2/store/server.go b/server/v2/store/server.go
index 897773abf2..fb32783985 100644
--- a/server/v2/store/server.go
+++ b/server/v2/store/server.go
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ const ServerName = "store"
 
 // Server manages store config and contains prune & snapshot commands
 type Server[T transaction.Tx] struct {
-	config  *root.Config
-	backend storev2.Backend
+	config *root.Config
+	store  storev2.RootStore
 }
 
-func New[T transaction.Tx](store storev2.Backend, cfg server.ConfigMap) (*Server[T], error) {
+func New[T transaction.Tx](store storev2.RootStore, cfg server.ConfigMap) (*Server[T], error) {
 	config, err := UnmarshalConfig(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &Server[T]{
-		backend: store,
-		config:  config,
+		store:  store,
+		config: config,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (s *Server[T]) Start(context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Server[T]) Stop(context.Context) error {
-	return nil
+	return s.store.Close()
 }
 
 func (s *Server[T]) CLICommands() serverv2.CLIConfig {
diff --git a/server/v2/types.go b/server/v2/types.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 40d51e4237..0000000000
--- a/server/v2/types.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package serverv2
-
-import (
-	"github.com/spf13/viper"
-
-	appmodulev2 "cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule/v2"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/server"
-	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
-	"cosmossdk.io/log"
-	"cosmossdk.io/schema/decoding"
-	"cosmossdk.io/server/v2/appmanager"
-	"cosmossdk.io/store/v2"
-)
-
-type AppCreator[T transaction.Tx] func(log.Logger, *viper.Viper) AppI[T]
-
-type AppI[T transaction.Tx] interface {
-	appmanager.AppManager[T]
-
-	Name() string
-	InterfaceRegistry() server.InterfaceRegistry
-	QueryHandlers() map[string]appmodulev2.Handler
-	Store() store.RootStore
-	SchemaDecoderResolver() decoding.DecoderResolver
-	Close() error
-}
diff --git a/simapp/v2/app_di.go b/simapp/v2/app_di.go
index 5fa97c2241..4d6c3078cb 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/app_di.go
+++ b/simapp/v2/app_di.go
@@ -201,15 +201,6 @@ func (app *SimApp[T]) Store() store.RootStore {
 	return app.store
 }
 
-// Close overwrites the base Close method to close the stores.
-func (app *SimApp[T]) Close() error {
-	if err := app.store.Close(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return app.App.Close()
-}
-
 func ProvideRootStoreConfig(config runtime.GlobalConfig) (*root.Config, error) {
 	return serverstore.UnmarshalConfig(config)
 }
diff --git a/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go b/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
index c001db4dff..06c9702933 100644
--- a/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
+++ b/simapp/v2/simdv2/cmd/commands.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func InitRootCmd[T transaction.Tx](
 
 	// build full app!
 	simApp := deps.SimApp
-	grpcServer, err := grpc.New[T](logger, simApp.InterfaceRegistry(), simApp.QueryHandlers(), simApp, deps.GlobalConfig)
+	grpcServer, err := grpc.New[T](logger, simApp.InterfaceRegistry(), simApp.QueryHandlers(), simApp.Query, deps.GlobalConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}